SATURDAY, MAY 17, 1980
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PRISON OFFICERS OBTAIN NURSING QUALIFICATION
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TWENTY-TWO ASSISTANT PRISON OFFICERS INCLUDING TWO WOMEN OFFICERS HAVE SUCCESSFULLY PASSED THE FIRST AID AND HOME NURSING EXAMINATION CONDUCTED BY THE ST. JOHN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION AFTER COMPLETING A THREE-MONTH IN-SERVICE HOSPITAL TRAINING PROGRAMME.
AT A CEREMONY HELD IN THE STAFF RECREATION HALL AT STANLEY TODAY (SATURDAY), THE SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT IN CHARGE OF STANLEY PRISON, MR RAYMOND LAI, PRESENTED THE CERTIFICATES TO THE OFFICERS.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE PRISONS DEPARTMENT SAID THE TRAINING PROGRAMME INCLUDED EIGHT WEEKS' THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL TRAINING IN THE STANLEY PRISON HOSPITAL AND FOUR WEEKS' FIELD TRAINING.
ON COMPLETING THE TRAINING AND PASSING THE RELEVANT EXAMINATIONS, THE OFFICERS WOULD BE POSTED TO THE HOSPITALS OF THE DEPARTMENT'S VARIOUS INSTITUTIONS TO PERFORM NURSING DUTIES.
MORE THAN 200 SERVING PRISON OFFICERS HAVE RECEIVED PROPER NURSING TRAINING, AND MANY OF THEM ARE IN FACT QUALIFIED REGISTERED OR ENROLLED NURSES, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
IN ADDITION, 16 OFFICERS ARE CURRENTLY ATTENDING PSYCHIATRIC NURSING COURSES CONDUCTED BY THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT, HE ADDED.
PETROL STATION SITE FOR SALE
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A SITE FOR A PETROL FILLING STATION IS BEING OFFERED FOR SALE BY TENDER BY THE PWD CROWN LANDS AND SURVEY OFFICE.
THE SITE, MEASURING ABOUT 530 SQUARE METRES, IS SITUATED AT HIU KWONG STREET, SAU MAU PING.
THE DEADLINE FOR ACCEPTANCE OF TENDERS IS NOON ON JUNE 20.
TENDER FORMS, TOGETHER WITH NOTICES AND CONDITIONS OF SALE MAY BE OBTAINED FROM CROWN LANDS AND SURVEY OFFICES IN MURRAY BUILDING, 19TH FLOOR, GARDEN ROAD, AND IN THE KOWLOON GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 405 NATHAN ROAD, 10TH FLOOR.
TENDER PLANS MAY ALSO BE INSPECTED AT THESE OFFICES.
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